Team Zero: Orichalcos

Chapter 13: Kind Heart of the Passing Duelist

Aliya was standing outside the dome listening to the cheering fans. She couldn't tell if Lucien had won or not. She was holding a smooth rock in her hand that she threw into a large tree that was standing next to the dome. Birds fluttered out of it as the rock hit the branches.

"Well, I am a failure." She said bowing her head.

"I don't think so." A voice came from down the hallway behind her. The building had no door, just an opening to a hallway that led to the arena.

"Lucien?" She asked swiveling around. "Is that you?"

"Not quite." Ryokurio said making his way out of the shadows of the hallway. Stopping as a wave of terror fell over her face. She took a few quick steps backwards to get away from him. "Oh no, please don't be afraid. I am not going to hurt you."

"Really?" Aliya sensed that he was telling the truth.

"Oh, were are my manners. My name is Ryokurio Itakura." He said extending his hand to her to shake. Taking it Aliya shook his hand.

"I am Aliya Renon. Hey um..." She seemed to shy off a bit from him. "Did my team win?"

"Yea they did." Ryokurio answered with a smile. "Even though you lost I think you did a remarkable job. You are one of the best duelists I have ever seen and that is a lot coming from me. Maybe sometime we should have a duel."

"That would be great." Aliya answered in a happier tone.

"Let me ask you something though." Ryokurio said getting serious. "Why did you run off after your duel?"

"I...needed to...get some fresh air." Aliya lied through her teeth.

"I doubt that." Ryokurio said walking up to her. "I think that you have lower self esteem. You seemed to doubt yourself several times in your match."

"But how could you have known that!" She was shocked at what this random person was telling her about herself.

"As a professional duelist I have learned to read the faces of my opponents. You seemed to have doubted yourself a lot but you still played great."

"It is all because of that stupid girl." Ryokurio and Aliya turned suddenly to see Lucien standing right behind them. "Please, who ever you are, could you leave."

"Ok, but I already figured out that she was low on self esteem. I could read it all over her face." Ryokurio said walking passed Lucien back towards the door. "Oh, and good dueling to you to." Ryokurio said waving back to Lucien.

"Um...thanks." Lucien said a bit shocked by it.

"Ryokurio. Please don't leave!" Aliya had remained silent as she watch Ryokurio walking away. But suddenly she started to shake. She couldn't hold it back anymore.

Turning suddenly Ryokurio smiled at her closing his eyes. "Ok. If you don't want me to go." He said walking back to the two of them.

"Lucien, this is Ryokurio. He seems really nice and he figured it all out. I don't think I have ever met anyone like him.

"Pleasure to met you Ryokurio." Lucien said extending his hand.

"But wait." Aliya said turning to Lucien. "What happened to Raoul?"

"He went to collect on our bet." Lucien said smiling.

"Yea, that was a strange offer you guys made there." Ryokurio said butting in. "I have never done anything like that. So Aliya, why do you have such low confidence in yourself."

The crowd and team were gathering back for the next match, Team Nature Force vs. Team Curses, Kaiba walked up onto the arena again and announced the next match. Crowds cheering as the two teams walked up onto the field. A short squat kid with blue hair and large glasses, a taller kid with a red stocking cap and a leather vest, and a much taller and buff guy wearing a simple blue vest and some torn blue pants walked up onto the field. Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor, and Mako Tsunami all a part of Team Nature Force, walked onto the field with pride.

The opposing team, Team Curses consisted of two guys and a girl, walked over to them.

"Let's go." The team leader said to the three of them. "Time to duel." Weevil, Rex, and Mako just smiled at each other and activated there duel disks.

"Wow Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor, and Mako Tsunami are all in this tournament too!" Reku said astonished at three big names in dueling standing up there on the stage.

"I guess so." Ronin said

"Well, hopefully we get to face them." Akina said pleased with herself.

"Yea." Reku said looking down. Noticing that the bench where Team Renaissance once sat was now empty. He had seen that kid Raoul take off after Team Ling for his donuts but the other two had disappeared.

"And so Amy has made you doubt yourself?" Ryokurio said as him, Lucien, and Aliya all set under a tree. "That is sad."

"I am sorry." Aliya said bowing her head to the ground.

"Don't worry." Ryokurio said standing up and turning to them. "Looks like you have made two good friends." He said talking about Raoul and Lucien. Even though Raoul was still off getting his donuts and wasn't there.

"Thank you." Aliya said smiling at him and then at Lucien. Lucien smiled back and got up himself. He helped Aliya get up.

"Hey Ryokurio." Lucien walked up closer to him. "Promise me you won't tell anyone."

"You secret is safe with me." He said turning his head to look at the dome as a roar of cheers came from the crowd inside.

Weevil underwood drew his card and pointed to his opponent, a male that stood about six feet tall. His field was empty but Weevil had two Insect Knights (1900/1500) in attack mode. "Direct attack my bugs!" The two large insect looking warriors with there large swords flew across the field and slammed them down onto the guy's body.

Weevil-3200 LP
Guy-200 LP

"And I end my turn" Weevil announced as his two bugs flew back to his field and swirled around.

"Draw!" The guy yelled drawing his card and looking at it. "I set one monster face down in defense mode." The brown back of the monster card appeared in front of the guy.

"Sounds like the next round has begun." Lucien said.

"Hey!" Raoul called from the hallway running out to the three of them. In his hands was a box of donuts that was open. He already had one of them shoved in his mouth making it hard for him to talk. Finally reaching them he held out the box and swallowed the donut he was eating. "Want one?"

"Sure." Lucien said smiling and taking one. Aliya grabbed on as well and offered with her hands for Ryokurio to take one too.

"Thank you." Ryokurio said taking one and taking a bit out of it.

"And you would be?" Raoul asked as he bit into another donut. Ryokurio swallowed and extended his hand.

"Ryokurio Itakura." Raoul smiled and shook his hand. He said his name but he still had donut is his mouth so Ryokurio didn't catch a sensible word out of him. "Huh?"

"That is Raoul Cooper." Aliya said in Raoul's absence.

Another roar of the crowd from inside the dome told the four of them that something good was going on inside.

"Insect Queen (2200/2400)(2400/2400) will attack you directly by me sacrificing a Insect Monster Token!" Weevil declared as a large queen insect bug shot a green acid at the guy who was facing Weevil. Smoke hurled off the guy as his life points dropped.

Weevil-3000 LP
Guy-0 LP

Weevil smirked and walked off the duel field as Rex walked up onto it. They smirked to each other as they passed.

"We should probably get back." Lucien said to the other three. They all nodded and started to walk back towards the dome.

"I wonder who we will duel against in the next round." Raoul said before stuffing another donut into his mouth.

"Who knows." Aliya said. "They haven't even finished the first rounds yet."

All four of them walked back inside and disappeared into the darkness of the hall.

"Two Headed King Rex (1600/1200) direct attack now!" Rex commanded his large purple two headed dinosaur monster to do. Both heads roaring the monster stomped down on the guy Rex was facing.

Rex-3800 LP
Guy-0 LP

"And I win." Rex smirked deactivating his duel disk. Walking back off the field he met his team mates and sat down. Kaiba walked up onto the field and announced Team Nature Force the winners of the match.

Just as Lucien, Raoul, Aliya, and Ryokurio walked into the dome people were already flooding out for the break between matches. The four of them were then approached by Reku, Ronin, Akina, and Sachiko.

"Hey Lucien." Reku said to him as they approached.

"Hey...um Reku." He said in return. Turning to Akina and Ronin he smiled. "Good dueling up there."

"You too man. All of you." Ronin said happily. "We will have our hands full if we have to face you guys." He said rubbing the back of his head.

"But we plan to win." Raoul said as another donut went into his mouth.

"Same here." Reku said back to him. "We don't plan to lose."

"Same here." Joe said as he Kevin, and Usami walked up to the group. The group of kids found their way back to the benches and before long they were laughing, joking, and talking.

Order paced back and forth across her large golden chamber. Something about this whole situation was disturbing to her. She had a very uneasy feeling about the fact that the crystal holders had told her that they had seen the Seal of Orichalcos. Never had she suspected that the Seal of Orichalcos was involved.

Sighing she finally sat down next to a window and looked out over the large meadow that sat outside the castle. Staring out there was something else on her mind. Something far stranger than the seal.

"Oh Chime. Why did you fall victim?" She asked herself under her breath.

Chime sat smiling on her bench with her team mates. She sat watching the large group of Team Zero, Team Striker, and Team Renaissance talking.

"Soon..very soon."

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Ok, let see where to begin. Here is the next chapter if you all are still willing to read it. I am sorry about that whole outburst the other day but I have a very short temper and pushing me like that angers me. I respect you guys as reviewers but this is my story and I would like to do things my way. All I got was demanding and nit picking. So let's wipe the slate clean and start over fresh there Now let see though, I think I will take your idea Lucien with one Quote of the day. Her it is: "I say what I mean and I mean what I say." Want a song of the day to? Let see, try Eminem's "The Way I Am."

To LucienShadowMaster: Well I am glad you like the Mirror Wall lock. I agree but that is why she is thrid in command.

To BEWK: 2nd chance.

To John: Don't think that you didn't add to that too. Anyway let see. Maju Garzett is a seven star monster. Great Maju Garzett is a five star monster. At frist I thought you meant great as "awsome" so I was confused. Sorry bout that.

To Goddess IANAW: I am crazy. I smoke donuts. I am glad you think so.
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